TheTerry Evanshen Trophy is a trophy awarded to theCanadian Football League East Division's Most Outstanding Player, chosen from the nominees of each team in the division. Either this trophy winner or the winner of theJeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy will also receive theCanadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award.

The Evanshen Trophy was named forTerry Evanshen, who was a starwide receiver for theMontreal Alouettes, theCalgary Stampeders, theHamilton Tiger-Cats and theToronto Argonauts. After his retirement from football, Terry Evanshen was involved in a car crash in 1988 that nearly killed and caused him to have severe brain damage, which caused him to have memory loss. Evanshen was able to successfully overcome his battle with memory loss and lives a full life.

In 1994, the CFL adopted the Terry Evanshen Trophy to be awarded annually to the Most Outstanding Player of theEast Division. The Terry Evanshen Trophy ended up replacing theJeff Russel Memorial Trophy which was officially retired in 1994 at the request of the Russel family (it was re-established in 2003 to recognize the players in the Quebec conference ofU Sports football, with the winner being nominated for the nationalHec Crighton Trophy). As part of thefailed American expansion in1995, the trophy was awarded to the Most Outstanding Player of the South Division.

Bold indicates a player who went on to win theCFL's Most Outstanding Player Award

SeeJeff Russel Memorial Trophy to view other recipients of the Most Outstanding Player of theEast Division.

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